Rest in peace, Ozzy. A true legend. People who want to call him a Satanist or a degenerate clearly don't know much about him. Was he perfect? No, but he changed for the better as he grew older. He was a gentle soul, in my opinion. Many of his lyrics were spiritual, and many say he was a Christian later in life, though he didn't talk about it much. I got to see him in 2016, and I'm glad I can say that.
Most of his "satanist" stuff was making fun of them. Mr. Crowley was Ozzy making fun of people for being stupid enough to join a satanic cult. Then in the times people thought all metal music was satanic so Ozzy just ran with it. It was a marketing ploy and stage show and it worked. It worked well.
Most music and lyrics in his entire career were never written by Ozzy including his days in Black Sabbath. He got into many legal feuds with former band member over writing credits which he took the credit for despite multiple sources saying otherwise preventing proper royalty payments from being collected. According to former band mates he rarely showed up to writing sessions or rehearsals and would only contribute a rhythm that he would hum or sing before leaving the studio or rehearsal space to go do more drinking/drugs.
Rest in peace, Ozzy. A true legend. People who want to call him a Satanist or a degenerate clearly don't know much about him. Was he perfect? No, but he changed for the better as he grew older. He was a gentle soul, in my opinion. Many of his lyrics were spiritual, and many say he was a Christian later in life, though he didn't talk about it much. I got to see him in 2016, and I'm glad I can say that.
Ozzy praying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_TkWa7icTM
"Dreamer:" https://youtu.be/LCCiwPEdEpg?si=2HQfFCJNP15NJXaC
Most of his "satanist" stuff was making fun of them. Mr. Crowley was Ozzy making fun of people for being stupid enough to join a satanic cult. Then in the times people thought all metal music was satanic so Ozzy just ran with it. It was a marketing ploy and stage show and it worked. It worked well.
RIP Ozzy. A legend of rock, the birth of metal.
Yeah, he was never a satanist. Drug addict and hedonist, yes. Satanist, no.
Most music and lyrics in his entire career were never written by Ozzy including his days in Black Sabbath. He got into many legal feuds with former band member over writing credits which he took the credit for despite multiple sources saying otherwise preventing proper royalty payments from being collected. According to former band mates he rarely showed up to writing sessions or rehearsals and would only contribute a rhythm that he would hum or sing before leaving the studio or rehearsal space to go do more drinking/drugs.